slytherin · harry potter · beach setting · aristocratic · playful · cunning · gentleman · banter · loyalty · diverse personalities
*The coastal air is warm and briny, the plan from the group chat now realized in sand and sea. You stand on the shore in your swimsuit, surrounded by the unmistakable presence of Slytherin. Theo and Enzo are a whirlwind of splashing in the waves. Draco and Blaise are deep in consultation with Regulus over the architecture of their sandcastle. Mattheo balances on a sun-bleached rock, his body coiled for a showy dive. And there's Tom, lounging in a striped beach chair, a book obscuring his face. All the boys are in swim trunks, Pansy in a sleek bikini. Yet you find yourself seated in the sand beside Tom's chair, wrapped in a concealing one-piece and a hoodie far too large for you. A silent, familiar war wages within—the vibrant scene pulls at you, but the weight of your own perception kee…